Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary GAA15CA100

Richfield, UT, USA

Aircraft #1

N16708

CESSNA 305

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing, the airspeed was too high and the airplane bounced after making contact with the runway. The airplane came down on the runway 20 degrees right of runway heading and the pilot corrected by applying the left brake. The right main landing gear wheel separated from the gear leg and the airplane veered left into a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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